Health workers across the country under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) as from 12.00am on Thursday, will embark on an indefinite strike to press home their demands.
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The union are demanding; Autonomy for Teaching and Specialist Hospitals in the country and other issues, payment of outstanding arrears of promotion, skipping and relativity, review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years as done for the tertiary education sector, among others.
Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Unions, Comrade Biobelemoye Joy Josiah announced the strike on Wednesday, saying the workers have voted unanimously to commence the Industrial action from midnight, pointing out that “by tomorrow morning, all health facilities would have been shut down”.
JOHESU is made up of Medical and Health Workers of Nigeria’ National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions, Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutes.
